Cash plans are key to reducing sick days

I was encouraged by the Confederation of British Industry report that said working days lost to abse...

I was encouraged by the Confederation of British Industry report that said working days lost to absence are at their lowest level in 20 years - the figure has fallen by four million days to 164 million days.

While this is too high, it is a step in the right direction, and employers are finally beginning to realise that they have to take some responsibility.

Companies providing benefits like healthcare cash plans and private medical insurance have contributed to the lower absence levels and that

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